Needs vs Wants

One day my driving instructor Ali asked me whether there are any opportunities for his wife in corporate field. Then I asked him about his wife's educational back ground, then he said, "My wife completed twelfth but she is a fast learner. Long ago she got an opportunity at some call center because it is night shift I asked her not to take up that job.". Then I asked him about his children, he said they are grown up now and they can manage everything. He said,"Now a days it is very difficult to live a normal life madam, if we spent on milk it is difficult to spend on bread. We want to join our kids at a good school but the admission fee and monthly fees are very high. To face this situation I need a helping hand, as she is interested to do a job I am asking you ". After listening him I ensured him that she will definitely get a good job for her qualification. 

I was so moved by listening to him and I was thinking all about our conversation on the way to my gym. Soon in the gym I met my friend even she looked so worried. I went to her and asked the reason then she said, "I want to celebrate my daughters birthday at Marriott but my husband says he can't make it happen this time. She is our only daughter and more over its her birthday spending on it is excepted, he must have planned for it. ". "What is he saying?", I asked. "He is saying that we already spent so much of money on our vacation so its difficult to make it in that big Hotel. He asking me to celebrate it in my house. ". Then its time for gym we stopped our conversation and climbed on to the machines. I was just thinking about her house, well its a bungalow, her vacation was at Paris, her girl turned five and she goes to a International School. Besides my instructor problems are different he can afford to send his kids to some local school, he can afford for food, he can afford there clothing but, they didn't reach there wants. 

On the way back home I was just thinking about my conversations.  Later when I looked out of my car window what all I can see is a slum, where people live in a very small huts they cook there, they eat there and their children play there. They are all happy and Ali is in better position when compared to them. Some where deep in heart I am feeling bad about my situation too. Well, I want to join my son in a good school and my good school fees are also high! Of all our earnings the amount we save is a very few bugs. Everyone has one or other problem in life it must be because, no one are happy because there basic needs are served but they are looking at something more which this society giving us and asking themselves why they are not up to them. Every so called Class people are facing this problem. If this society restricted to normal food, normal shelter and normal clothes then I think these problems wouldn't have knocked our doors.